Legal Opinion
Johnson v. City of Fort Wayne
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 31, 1996No. Nos. 95-1950, 95-2655PublishedCited by 137 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Following his demotion, Roy Johnson, an African-American firefighter employed by the Fort Wayne Fire Department, commenced this action against the City of Fort Wayne and various municipal officials. Citing his demotion and various other employment actions, the complaint alleges, in ten counts, that the defendants violated his rights under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, the First Amendment, the substantive and procedural components of the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The district court granted…
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